carus

Example Sentences

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He is my nursling, my child, carus alumnus!

From The Magic Skin by Marriage, Ellen

At another time, a gentleman having asked him to subscribe to Dr. Busby's translation of Lucretius, he declined to do so, saying it would cost too much money; it would indeed be "Lucretius carus."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 341, November 15, 1828 by Various

Madame du Ch�telet's epitaph on Voltaire contains an error, where canis twice appears, but should be carus.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 94, August 16, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

From Lat. carus, meaning expensive and seneo, to be weak; expensive but weak.

From The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included] by Wurdz, Gideon

How narrowly, as Propertius hath it femininely, ‘Eripitur nobis jumpridem carus puer.’

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick